COVID 19 and ROLE OF POLITICS

Good afternoon. Dear Judges, teachers, and my worthy opponents.

I Dhruv Sharma, of grade 10 from Allen house public school Jhansi, is here to express
my views in against the motion on the given topic” Covid 19 and Role of politics”
Before I proceed, I would like to quote Charles Darwin related to present situation
around the world.” It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most
intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has been recognized as one of the most dramatic
global health crises of the last decades. India is also affected by the same and the
government at the center had to announce complete lockdown to curb and fight with
current circumstances.
Beyond its social and economic impacts, the pandemic redefined the relationships
between science, business, technology, public policy, and society. A stable and
effective government at the heart must initiate in managing through this crisis. But I
would like to ask “Is the Government really succeeded in its duties and responsibilities?”
If so, why so much loss of human lives then? As the second wave or variant burst in the
month of March and April 2021 the situation has completely changed. Not only is the
number of casualties much higher, but among them are people from the middle class,
who were affected the most.
The governments are facing issues of emergency management, continuity of
operations, citizen engagement and care and was expected to act quickly and
decisively. I agree that managing 120 billion population with best of health facilities is
quite difficult. But can authorities run away from the same giving these petty excuses? It
was total chaos, people running pillar to post in putting no stone unturn to save that
loving member of the family. Assistance for mental well-being and self-service tools can
help agencies provide services to help citizens maintain physical and mental health.
The pandemic has uncovered gaps in both government co-ordination and the use of
evidence for policy making. The public events could be avoided, delayed or postponed.
The present rise could be controlled if we would have a system of judicious control and
management because during the public events people rarely follow social distancing
norms.
 Apart from that, it is also the duty of other parties and leaders to effectively
pressurize the government to plug the loopholes in its policies and offer positive and
better alternatives to deal with the crisis. But it seems that even the opposition
political forces also failed in their role as an institutional watch dog or suggesting a
platform with a vision and capacity.
The recent happenings shows a bitter and true face of the governance and the fact that
even most of other parties have exhibited apathy, lack of preparedness
and inefficiency in dealing with the crisis.
The governance is expected to rebuild people’s confidence; enable citizens to get back
to work; and shorten the length of the economic downturn. But the power failed,
particularly in the absence of effective lockdown measures. 
What happened and why? How will we avoid this in the future? How do I evaluate my
adaptation, so I am better prepared in the future for unforeseen events? These are
some of the questions which needs to be sorted out.
Concludingly, I would like to end my views with the quote by Thomas Edison,” “Our
greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try
just one more time.” I hope for a better performance of policies if adverse conditions still
prevail even in near future.
Thank you.
Thanks for patient listening.